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The Bourne Identity
by Robert Ludlum
If you've only seen the movies and not read the book, you're missing out. The movies were fun. Thankfully I hadn't read The Bourne Identity before seeing the movie or I might have hated the film version.
The book is great. I debated between a 4 and 5 stars, wished there was a 4.5 option. If you like thrillers and haven't read the book because you've seen the movie, the book is substantially different from the film: it's more complex and the plot is vastly different. It feels like a different story. Well, it is a different story.
First, the characters: I really enjoyed the characters. Jason goes through some heavy duty personal growth and deep questioning. He makes a lot of mistakes because he can't remember his past and stumbles into situations that he should have know better than to do. Marie is also a mature, stabilizing influence in the story. The book gives a much better reason for her trusting and sticking with Bourne than the film. Once she trusts him, she helps anchor Jason to reality. Which was one of the things that made this a standout thriller. I love character driven novels.
The plot was complex and more believable than the film. There were times I kept reading way into the night because I couldn't put the book down, I had to find out what was going to happen. The book is over 500 pages, which is probably why the movie is so different. They couldn't deal with the plot in a two hour slot. I'll definitely read the other books in the series.
The book is great. I debated between a 4 and 5 stars, wished there was a 4.5 option. If you like thrillers and haven't read the book because you've seen the movie, the book is substantially different from the film: it's more complex and the plot is vastly different. It feels like a different story. Well, it is a different story.
First, the characters: I really enjoyed the characters. Jason goes through some heavy duty personal growth and deep questioning. He makes a lot of mistakes because he can't remember his past and stumbles into situations that he should have know better than to do. Marie is also a mature, stabilizing influence in the story. The book gives a much better reason for her trusting and sticking with Bourne than the film. Once she trusts him, she helps anchor Jason to reality. Which was one of the things that made this a standout thriller. I love character driven novels.
The plot was complex and more believable than the film. There were times I kept reading way into the night because I couldn't put the book down, I had to find out what was going to happen. The book is over 500 pages, which is probably why the movie is so different. They couldn't deal with the plot in a two hour slot. I'll definitely read the other books in the series.